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Ospreys 17 Edinburgh 11: Hook points way for Ospreys

It was a bumpy maiden flight, but at least we now know that these Ospreys have talons as well as wings. Their talent, and ego-laden back-line, was never allowed to play with freedom at the Liberty stadium, but there was a compelling earthiness in the way the pack clawed them back into a game they could easily have lost. Grinding and insistent, they eventually broke the back of an Edinburgh side who look to have grown themselves a spine over the summer.

James Hook, who took over place-kicking duties from the worryingly errant Gavin Henson after half-time, landed two late penalties in the wake of breakdown offences to wrench apart two sides who seemed to be scoring in synchrony for much of the game.

Ospreys already embody much of what freshly-franchised Edinburgh aspire to be; a club with a singular identity secured upon the tangible foundations of a proper home